open letter to the phonebook people

really? eco friendly? B-freakin-S


you print this thing and put it in front of my house even though i don't want it and yOU THINK IT'S STILL OK TO CALL IT ECO-FREAKIN-FRIENDLY!!!

deep breath.

if you want to be eco-friendly, let me print one on DEMAND!

now, please leave me alone.

this never happens on the road bike

umm... not all of that is tan... the mountain bike ride really left some dust on my legs.

cx bike (noir)

cyclocross is a fringe sport. something that shows up on cyclesport's dark edges. a little fuzz and desaturation brings this set closer to that edge...

the cx bike

grimy but functional. the cx bike is getting a little long in the tooth (like me). it's not as colorful as it was in years past--the green tires are gone and basic black ones with no gumwalls are there. it's no longer about style, it's all about getting around the course (hopefully, faster than at least one other person).

like a candle in the...

dark... cooler looking than your average citronella candle, our deck is (somewhat) bug free and full of ambiance.

faces in the moon

am i just seeing things or are there faces in the moon?


it changed a little from a demure face to a bit of a chucklehead...

russian sage and bumblebees

looking skyward through the sage.


it took more than one try to catch a bumblebee.


playing with focus.


the sage produces its own veil.

tomatoes

one of our heirloom tomatoes hiding in the leaves

the ripe cherry tomatoes are toward the middle of the plant too


one ripe cherry tomato winking from the top of the bunch.


no, that's not my finger in the lens, that's another of our heirloom tomatoes.

the break-in!

the bunnies, it appears, have compromised our plastic security perimeter around the garden!

sunshine in a glass

the garden begins to provide...